Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-07-29
He CLEVELAND CONTENTION.

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the party purpose with regard to public
concerns which cannot be reached By
declaration of underlying principles. In
this country the will OF the majority is
supreme; and the minor declarations OF
/ parties are bur the utterances that seek
to reject the will of the people These
! subordinate party platform plsnks are 81
ways tae result Of popular de-
mand, and any man msy read the
tendencies OF the American people
/ by intelligent study OF American
party platforms. The Cleveland O1ic
Democratic platform is pregnant with
meaning, and the following planks of that
platform make interesting study for the
/ political student:
/ We are IN hearty sympathy with all people
Z struggling to 1rec themselves from environ
ments of despOtism, and especially does the
long ard gallant struggle OF Ireland for the
+ priceless boon Of home rule and the rights Of
manhood evoke our warne5t applause and
command our heartiest good wishes for speedy
success.
scrvator Of free and liberal institutions, should
enjoy ia full share OF benefits derived there
from. Therefore we favor such restraints of
+ Ccntrallzatlons and eaCroachmeuta of corporate
power as VIII be the bes. possible protection to
honest labor and al the same time Will conserve
the interests OF honestly employed capital.
We favor such legislation on the question Of
immigration as will prevent the landing Tor
p rmancnt re idenCe of aliens who are no.
willing 20 declare their intention of becoming
citizens We declare our opposition 10 the I'm
portation of contract labor, snd we demand the
speedy punishment of all persons melting riot
and revolution against republican Institutions.
We demand the fullest safeguards for the
ballot box the punishment Of al who seek to
corrupt it and tho enactment of q law making
It afelony for corporations, capitalists ana en-
p!oyez 10 intmldate or attemp; TO control tile
political action of their employees.
The Industrial Interests of the state require
that the equal use Of all transportation facili
ties be secured TO q on equal terms, and we
demand that favori:lsm by common carriers
and the cmplOym Mt of corporate franchises 20
foster. monopcl.ze and Cypress the people be
prohibited by law, and that pools, combinations
OF conspiracles to corner OF fcrestau the mar
kct 90 fctter or crush free competition be sup
pressed 10y legislation.
We declare I'm favor Of the proper regulation
of the Ilqucr traffic and believe {, to ue the
DUTY Of All good citizens 90 aid In reducing to
the minimum the evils resulting There from,
and 20 this cHt we favor the submission Of an
amendment to tile constitution providing for
the high license OF such traffic.
The last plank VIII have special inter
est for the people Of Texas who are Just
now debating a prohibition amendment.
The Cleveland platform spoke in response
TO public demand, as all platforms CT
all parties speak. The man is blind who
does not see that the regulation Of the
liquor traffic and the restriction Of "the
evils resulting therefrom, is burning
question. From the st. Lawrence to the
Rio Grande, from the Atlantic to the
Pacific, the people are debating some
form Of regulation that will relieve them
from the evils which no man has ever yet
denied the existence of. There has not
been 8 question in this country for q
quarter of 3 century that mas so entered
into the daily thought and discussion of
the peopIe-oi the people whose will in
this land is its law.
The Prohibition party owes whatever
Of momentum it has obtained to the pro
crastinatiou Of the old parties in dealing
with the question; In the north this Pro-
hibitlon party has been built up at the
oyrepse Of tho RaDubIicq0 marty and i'm
1854 gave the state of New York to
Cleveland, thus contributing to the
election Of Democratic President;
in Kansas it whipped the Republican
party into dealing with the question by
electing a Democratic Governor; and it
will live and grow to the detriment ofone
or both Of the old parties unless the old
parties deal with the issue upon which
the Prohibition party is being built up
The Democratic party Of Ohio has seen
the danger and seeks to avert it through
high license. THIS plank in the
Ohio platform IS not so i'm
portant because Of the form
Of regulation proposed IS because Of the
indication that the Democracy is aroused
. to the necessity Of dealing with the evil
. in some form.
As to the ultimate form of regulation
decided upon by the people, much will
dcpend upon the conduct of the saloons.
The people have come TO regard these